Lumen-Boost™ Technology

Underwater lighting requires especially concentrated light as it has to permeate through water. This is achieved through a high lumen count and candela rating. A lumen is a unit of luminous flux which reads the total quantity of visible light that a light source produces. They provide a decisive indication of a light’s true brightness, color, lifespan, and projected operating cost. The higher the number of lumens a light source produces, the greater the potential of visible light that source can display, relative to how it is applied. The number of lumens actually defines the total illuminating power of a lighting product, similar to horsepower in an engine, so that you can understand just how bright, or dim, the light source potential is.

In comparison, candela ratings are the SI unit for measuring the brightness of the light source. In measuring the value of light intensity from any singular point in one direction, candela provides the measurement of the wavelength-weighted power that is emitted by a light source. Concentrated and focused lights, such as those used for underwater lighting, have some of the highest candela ratings.